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bake

[beyk] / beɪk /
VERB
cook in oven
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A heat wave is set to bake Los Angeles County this week, with temperatures predicted to be 10 to 15 degrees above normal.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2026

Natural disasters are common across China, particularly in the summer when some regions experience intense rainfall while others bake in scorching heat.

From Barron's Jul. 7, 2026

The Teesside school raised money through bake sales and fundraising events to help support the rebuilding of classrooms at Shree Garma School.

From BBC Jun. 17, 2026

Her pig roast is also part salmon bake and part old-school cookout, a beautiful gathering of nations grooving to an eclectic vibe I’ve tried to replicate here.

From Salon Jun. 6, 2026

They all sit together, talk about church things and do charity bake sales and stuff.

From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle

But while Tesla bakes that technology into its own vehicles, Wayve thinks selling its systems as an off-the-shelf solution to other automakers could be where the real money is in self-driving.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

As Europe bakes under a second heatwave in as many months, Guterres delivered a speech in London that painted a stark picture of a planet that has just endured its 11 hottest years on record.

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

Analysts at KeyBanc suggested Monday that SpaceX’s stock price already bakes in sufficient optimism for the company’s ambitions.

From MarketWatch Jun. 22, 2026

He explained that he and his wife had visited her mother June at her home in Kent last month, before heading home with a tub full of her homemade bakes.

From BBC Apr. 15, 2026

I watch everyone’s jumpy little dances as the sun bakes me into a cocoon of laziness.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez

“This gap in interpretation is wide, baked into the deal, and not exactly surprising,” said Michael Horowitz, an Israeli geopolitical analyst.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

In recent weeks, record heat waves have baked parts of Europe, with temperatures hitting 104 degrees in some countries.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 5, 2026

That’s why it’s been so hard to fight: It’s baked into the system.

From Slate Jul. 3, 2026

Carl Emmerson, a partner at consultancy London Economics, noted the government already has ambitious efficiency targets baked into its 2025 Spending Review settlements with individual departments, which set their budgets over the coming years.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

I’d only ever baked using other people’s recipes.

From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks

Keep in mind that the dumplings in this recipe are the doughy kind, made with flour, buttermilk, baking powder and baking soda.

From Salon Jun. 29, 2026

Her husband can’t hold a job, so she starts baking cakes.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 2026

Police would be stricter, they would be outnumbered by South American fans - and they couldn't possibly wear kilts in the baking sun.

From BBC Jun. 28, 2026

I find that popping them in the air fryer produces a crispier exterior than baking them in the oven.

From Salon Jun. 28, 2026

There was the checkered rug where Mikayla and I did our experiments, the purple stain where we’d mixed baking soda and vinegar—and a whole bottle of bubble bath.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller




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